722
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Moonrise2473@feddit.it to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

One day many years ago I had too many drinks and being stupid and naive and I bought adobe cs5. I still use it on the same computer I installed it a decade ago. Activated and installed only once. Today they revoked the access to it. Clicking the link they say "revoked because purchased from an untrustworthy reseller"

Yeah... untrustworthy reseller, look at the invoice and see who sold&shipped that physical copy...

sold by adobe themselves

Contacted support, they said that they won't do anything about it because it's EOL.

Moral of the story: don't do like me. If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing. Never give your money to Adobe.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] cybermass@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

This can't be legal, right? Op should contact the BBB

[-] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

BBB are nobody. They're not real.

Contact your local consumer protection agency.

[-] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 months ago

They don't care if it's legal or not. A company of that size can afford to spend money on lawyers that waste the legal system's time until the case gets forgotten. And even if they fail to delay the case to infinity, they'll be fined 0.5% of their yearly profit. It's as they say "the cost of doing business"

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

No chance they get a fine that big, tbh.

[-] off_brand_@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2024
722 points (99.2% liked)

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

54746 readers
501 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others



Loot, Pillage, & Plunder

📜 c/Piracy Wiki (Community Edition):


💰 Please help cover server costs.

Ko-Fi Liberapay
Ko-fi Liberapay

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS